Yoga Vasistha [sanskrit]

223,437 words | ISBN-10: 8171101519

The Sanskrit edition of the Yoga-vasistha including English translation and grammatical analysis. The Yogavasistha is a Hindu spiritual text written by Valmiki (who also authored the Ramayana) dealing with the philosophical topics from the Advaita-vedanta school. Chronologically it precedes the Ramayana.

Verse 4.59.41

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विचारयति संसारं सुखदुःखसमन्वितम् ।
आशापाशशतैर्बद्धं रागद्वेषभयातुरम् ॥ ४१ ॥

vicārayati saṃsāraṃ sukhaduḥkhasamanvitam |
āśāpāśaśatairbaddhaṃ rāgadveṣabhayāturam || 41 ||

He beholds the world as a vale of misery, with very little of happiness in it; and where the soul is fast bound to its alternate passions, and led by the changes of its hopes and fears.
English translation by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (4.59.41). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vicara, Yat, Yati, Samsara, Sukhaduhkhasamanvita, Ashapasha, Shata, Baddha, Ragadvesha, Bhayatura,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.59.41). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

Line 1: “vicārayati saṃsāraṃ sukhaduḥkhasamanvitam ”
vicāra -
vicāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
yati -
yati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

yatin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

yati (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

yatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

yat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√i -> yat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> yatī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
saṃsāram -
saṃsāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
sukhaduḥkhasamanvitam -
sukhaduḥkhasamanvita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sukhaduḥkhasamanvita (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

sukhaduḥkhasamanvitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “āśāpāśaśatairbaddhaṃ rāgadveṣabhayāturam ”
āśāpāśa -
āśāpāśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āśāpāśa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śatair -
śata (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
baddham -
baddha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

baddha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

baddhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
rāgadveṣa -
rāgadveṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhayāturam -
bhayātura (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhayātura (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

bhayāturā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]